COB-CONFIG(1) User Commands COB-CONFIG(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

cob-config - manual page for cob-config 3.2.0

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**cob-config** \[*options*]

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a shell script which simplifies configuring applications against a particular version of the GnuCOBOL library.

echos configuration variables of libcob (GnuCOBOL).

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**--prefix**](#prefix)

echos the package-prefix of libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--exec-prefix**](#exec)

echos the executable-prefix of libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--cflags**](#cflags)

echos the C compiler flags needed to compile with libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--libs**](#libs)

echos the libraries needed to link with libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--version**](#version)

echos the release+patchdate version of libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--bindir**](#bindir)

echos the directory containing libcob (GnuCOBOL) programs

[**--datarootdir**](#datarootdir)

echos the data root for libcob (GnuCOBOL)

[**--datadir**](#datadir)

echos the directory containing libcob (GnuCOBOL) data

[**--includedir**](#includedir)

echos the directory containing libcob (GnuCOBOL) header files

[**--libdir**](#libdir)

echos the directory containing libcob (GnuCOBOL) libraries

[**--mandir**](#mandir)

echos the directory containing libcob (GnuCOBOL) manpages

[**--help**](#help)

prints this message

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

The full documentation for **cob-config** is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the **info** and **cob-config** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

**info gnucobol**

should give you access to the complete manual.

July 2023 cob-config 3.2.0

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Document: cob-config(1) from gnucobol 3.2-r9 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/gnucobol/gnucobol-3.2.tar.gz